Quote - cyberscape: I've never thought of saving the render as a png file. Does it save the render in layers for Photoshop usage? -James

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Not as separate layers, only one. But I believe it does carry over the alpha channels.
What I do is render V3 over the default poser (gray) background and save as a PNG. This way, when I bring it into PS, the background will be 'clear'. This saves me the trouble of having to select every little seethru area at the edge of the hair. This method might change once I learn more about IBL.

Poser 7?
Then you now HAVE to "RenderOver -> Black" and you MUST save as PNG.
That is now the only way have your rendered Objects on their own Alpha Channel, rendering over grey or an imported background image and saving in any other format then PNG will no longer work for e-frontier feels that is wrong and does not create a proper image for working in other programs.
No longer is there a One-Render method of getting to step that was in the no deleted 'Lens Blur' link here where your subject is on its own Alpha Channel. PNG and Render Over -> BLACK is the only way now. All other methodes will leave you with an Alpha Channel that is Solid White (your entire image) and for basicaly a worthless layer you can just toss out for you will have to create one the old fashion way; Select, Lasso, Zoom In, Select, Lasso, Zoom In, Zoom Out...

Yup, this thread discusses one of my biggest grips about the way e-frontier has "fixed" Poser's render engine...but, so far, they have left us with the ability to still do it with PNG rendered over BLACK....was a lot nicer when we could do it rendering over an imported Background Image, that way we didn't have to fight those "seethru areas around the edges" for they only 'saw through' to the background anyway...

But fear not, e-frontier 'Fixed' what none of the previous versions could, so now we just have to work Harder and not Smarter.
Yup, they 'Fixed' it....